scurf[noun]Synonyms: rabble, canaille, hoi polloi, mass(es), mob, other half, proletariat, riffraff, scum, trash
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scurf verb.
[skǝ:f] M17.[from SCURF noun1.]1. verb trans. Cover with a scurf or incrustation.
M17.2. verb intrans. Rise
up in the form of scurf.
M19.3. verb trans. Remove by scraping, chip off (a deposit etc.).
M19. ■ scurfer noun L19. ■ scurfing noun (a) (
rare) the formation of scurf;
(b) an incrustation, a deposit:
L16. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
scurf noun1.
[skǝ:f][Late Old English sćeorf, (infl. by Old Norse) scurf, from base of Old English sćeorfan gnaw, sćeorfian cut into shreds. Cf. Middle & mod. High German, Middle & mod. Low German schorf scab, scurf. See also SCREEF, SCRUFF noun1.]1. Any condition or disease in people or animals characterized by the production of loose scales or flakes of skin.
LOE-M17.2. collect. The scales or flakes of epidermis that are continually cast off as fresh skin forms below;
esp. such scales present in abnormally large numbers, esp. in seborrhoeic conditions of the scalp; dandruff.
LOE.b. Botany. A scaly covering on a leaf, twig, etc.
M19.3. Any incrustation or flaky or scaly deposit on a surface.
LME.■ P. Barker Tears..already dried to a white scurf at the corners of her eyes.b. spec. A deposit of coke on the inner surface of a gas retort.
L19.4. a. collect. =
SCUM noun 3a.
rare.
L17.b. A contemptible person;
esp. a miser, a skinflint. Also
spec., an employer paying less than the usual rate of wages; a labourer accepting less than the usual rate.
slang.
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